Trust but verify: is there any truth in the predictions of Vanga, juna and other visionaries

Many of us still believe in miracles. The high ratings of programs like "the battle of psychics" — a direct proof. We remembered how it all started, what are the predictions of psychics of the past came true, and what look like complete nonsense.

Speaking of those whose prophecies are still being actively discussed in the Network and not only, should start, perhaps, with one of the most famous visionaries of the past with the Bulgarian clairvoyant Vanga. Among the things that definitely come true, will celebrate the defeat of Hitler in world war II, Stalin's death, the Kennedy assassination and "death" of the twin towers in new York.

And if we talk about the fact that raises serious doubts that comes to mind is the situation with Yuri Gagarin, who, according to the prophetess, took to himself the aliens.

Vanga was no special talents, but when she was 12 years old, the village in which she lived, was struck by a strong hurricane, which deprived the baby of view, but opened the gift. It is believed that during the Second world war she helped to define the location of the soldier, are still missing.

It is not surprising that after so many celebrities, as well as officials and even the President often turned to Wang for help and predictions. As anyone familiar with the world of mysticism and esotericism, Wang during the life many times faced criticism and distrust of his own person.

According to her estimates, in 2011, the world was threatened with complete disappearance of flora and fauna in the Northern hemisphere and a fierce hunger in Europe. As for Russia, she Vanga prophesied world domination, saying that our country will become the only superpower on the planet. How much truth in it, it is difficult to judge.

Lydia Emma Pinkert (real name Jean Dixon. — Approx.ed.) born in Wisconsin and eventually became famous due to the highly successful astrological column in an American newspaper. After some time, she began to give predictions on the political situation in the country than he earned himself even more popular in certain circles.

Perhaps the most notorious of her prophecies became the prediction of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. It sounded as follows: "...the election will be won by a Democrat. Later, the winner will be killed or he dies at his post as President of the United States".

The exact date of birth clairvoyant is still unknown. According to one, she was born in 1904, other sources claim that in 1918.

As for her psychic gift, it appeared due to a fateful meeting with a mysterious Gypsy, who said that the girl will be a great fortune teller, and to be more convincing and even handed a magic ball, which Jin did not leave until the end of his days.

Despite the unusual nature of the activities, she has very successfully married to James Dixon, with whom he held a joint business. Children the couple was not. Jin remembered not only due to the political prophecies. Say, gene predicted early death of Marilyn Monroe, Martin Luther king, and even the death "of Apollo-1".

It happened in the "career" of a clairvoyant and failures, they even coined the expression "the effect of Jeane Dixon", which is still used in cases where for a few successfully matched forecasts, people turn a blind eye to what number of inaccurate and fundamentally incorrect predictions gave a psychic.

Scottish clairvoyant Helen Duncan can rightly be called one of the most controversial figures in history. She was the last of those who had been convicted under the witchcraft Act in the UK, but about all under the order.

During the seance, and specialized Helen it was on relations with the dead, out of her mouth stood out ectoplasm (in occultism and parapsychology — the sticky substance mysterious origin, which is sometimes referred to as a substance composed of the ghosts). Rumor has it that strange psychic secretions and died.Moreover, due to its unusual trick many called her a con artist and a witch, while others insisted that forge, this is simply impossible. Supported medium historian Alfred Dodd and chief editor of Psychic News Maurice Barbanell, which was absolutely convinced that Helen Duncan possessed paranormal abilities.

Go back in time and remember the Eugene Ivashevo Davitashvili, better known as June. Soviet and Russian healer, astrologer, writer and member of the NGO "international Academy of alternative Sciences". From juna held a vast number of official documents, allegedly confirming her paranormal abilities.

The psychic had enormous influence on many political figures and often helped where traditional medicine was powerless. June woke up famous after the newspaper "Komsomolskaya Pravda" journalist Leo Kolodny published a great article about it. Soon Davitashvili even gave up his own laboratory. In her paranormal abilities believed not all.

The Chairman of the Commission to combat pseudoscience academician Eduard Kruglyakov wrote: "of course, You remember that reported in the press: "juna one hand could cause the rose to bloom could make the correct diagnosis at the photos of the patient, move objects, etc..." What happened? Juna no more than masseuse with high qualification, but to heal the sick, this is not enough".

In addition to its principal occupation seer found time for other interests — painted, wrote poems and songs for popular performers and even performed on stage. It was rumored that amongst her regular patients was Leonid Brezhnev, Robert De Niro and Federico Fellini.

However, in the recent film journalist Boris Sobolev, "Going to hell" provides evidence that there is no connection with the first persons of the state from juna was not, and the whole story of her alleged supernormal nothing more than a hoax.

Matrona Nikonova Dimitrievna, known as Matrona of Moscow, was born blind because of what his parents were thinking about how to give her to a shelter. But thanks to the dream which came to her mother and which she considered prophetic, the girl decided to leave the family. According to legend, at the age of 8 Matron could heal the sick and predict the future.After moving to Moscow, the healer took in her home for 40 patients a day, doctoring and helping the Council, and at night praying. Three days before his death Matron felt that her time is coming to an end, but this is not the most interesting prophecy.

Matron also talked about the fact that the world is waiting for bezvodnoe the confrontation, which however can be lost all life on the planet. She argued that economic instability will lead people to the fact that they will become closer to the earth and will move to the countryside to be closer to nature.

And, perhaps, worst of her prediction: because of the terrible famine people will eat dirt in the truest sense of the word. Luckily so far none of it has come true.